Apps How can I embed a telnet session into my app?

[c4akarl]

Hi,

I have now published my first app on market:
http://androidforums.com/application-announcements/132492-chess-all-lite-my-first-android-app.html

The next feature I am trying to install is a connection to a chess server.
The Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) offers a connection with telnet.
I was trying that with a simple Command Promt window on my PC:

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C:\>telnet freechess.org


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(________) freechess.org ---- (_______)
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(Login screen designed by Alefith)

****** Welcome to the Free Internet Chess Server at freechess.org ******

Webpage: Free Internet Chess Server (FICS)
Head admin : Chessty Complaints to : complaints@freechess.org
Server location: freechess.org Server version : 1.25.17

If you are not a registered player, enter guest or a unique ID.
(If your return key does not work, use cntrl-J)

login: guest

Logging you in as "GuestVGMZ"; you may use this name to play unrated games.
(After logging in, do "help register" for more info on how to register.)

Press return to enter the server as "GuestVGMZ":

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How can I get a telnet connection to FICS in my chess app?

Thanks for your help,
Karl

 

[jonbonazza]

You *probably* need root access to use telnet.

 

[markb]

telnet is just a socket connection using port 23.
Why would you need root access for that?

What you do with that socket connection depends on exactly what you want to use telnet for.
Do you want to give your user a command prompt, as if they were running telnet themselves? Or do you want to programatically send commands and read the responses?

 

[c4akarl]

Do you want to give your user a command prompt, as if they were running telnet themselves? Or do you want to programatically send commands and read the responses?

I only want to programatically send commands and read the responses!